Introduction of Jiangnan Silk Bamboo

The musical structure of Jiangnan Silk Bamboo mainly consists of two types, namely, the plate change and the combination of songs, with the plate change being the most characteristic. It often takes one song as the mother song, and develops into several independent music pieces by slowing down and adding flowers or speeding up and reducing words. Such as folk instrumental music plate "old six board" evolved into five pieces of music, commonly known as "five generations in the same hall". The evolution of the program is from fast to slow, from simple to complex. The first song "old six panels", running board, simple melody; 2nd song "fast six panels", running board, melody vivid and fast; 3rd song "in six panels", a board one, the melody is light and smooth; 4th song "in flowers six panels", a board three eyes, melody is smooth, moderate speed, in the 5 song for the most famous; 5th song "slow six panels", a board seven eyes, the melody is elegant and slow. These five pieces of music can be played separately and independently, but also according to the opposite direction of the performance program, such as from the 5th song "slow six panels", from slow to fast, from complex to simple sequential joint performance.

Jiangnan silk and bamboo melody is lyrical and beautiful, and the style is fresh and smooth. The flute focuses on the use of breath, the soprano is melodious and clear, the bass is subtle and gentle, the tone is mellow and mellow, and it is often used to embellish the melody by playing, leaning on the tone, giving away the tone, vibrating the tone, trilling the tone, and other techniques. The erhu bow is full and soft, with delicate changes in strength, and the left hand customarily uses the translucent sound, the band sound, the left side sound and the hook sound, especially with various glissando techniques, which constitutes the delicate, clear and bright personality of the Jiangnan Silk and Bamboo. Instrumental music popular in southern Jiangsu, Shanghai, western Zhejiang, the band to the silk string and bamboo wind instruments, so called silk bamboo music, at least in the Qing Dynasty before 1860 has been popular in the folk.